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Start, Stop, or Transfer Service

If you need to start, stop, or transfer your UGI natural gas or electricity service plan, you can save yourself a phone call and submit a request online.

Is the Cleantech Leasing Model Done?

Will your clever cleantech business model bankrupt your company?

The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

Outlets Not Working? Try This Before Calling an Electrician.

You have miscellaneous outlets not working at your home and aren’t sure what to do. Do they need to be replaced? Is there bad wiring somewhere? Diagnosing

40 Facts About Solar Energy

Solar energy facts: Solar energy refers to energy from the sun. It is the most important source of energy for life forms. It is a renewable source of energy unlike non- renewable sources such as fossil fuels.

Benefits of Solar Energy

Solar Power Trend We’ve all heard about it before and now we can agree the trend is inevitable. As you might have realized, several businesses are moving to solar energy as their ideal source of power. More specifically, the use of LED lighting and PV lighting have significantly gained grounds in the recent past. Those …

Is An Electric-Powered Business Aircraft Feasible?

Ultimately, the only practical solution for sustaining powered aviation is electricity or a combination of electric motors and internal combustion engines operating as hybrids.

IoT and Energy Blog; decoding the Internet of Things with an eye to electric power

A look at the reality and myths of the Internet of Things with an eye on the electric power industry. I've been in tech a long time and history continues to repeat itself.

SEPA to become the Smart Electric Power Alliance

SEPA SEPA to become the Smart Electric Power Alliance. We are a trusted platform for education, research and collaboration to help utilities with solar energy resources.

Is Your Electric Power Plant Safe from Cyber Attacks?

Is the electric power plant serving your community and region insulated from cyber attacks? The answer is likely not. We all take electric power for granted.

How to claim for charging an electric company car

Electric vehicles offer a much wider range of charging opportunities than their petrol or diesel counterparts. But how do you claim for those expenses?

Our new analysis finds energy efficiency is the 3rd largest resource in the US electric power sector

Have you ever described efficiency as an energy resource and gotten a quizzical look in return? We have, even though utility system planners have been using energy efficiency for decades to make sure that power for their customers is both reliable and affordable. For those of us who have been in the energy efficiency industry for years, or even decades, we sometimes take for granted that others will understand what we mean. But we must not.

Hydro-Electric Power Station Benefits From The Use Of Siemens Flow Meters

Pumped storage hydro-electric power is a method of producing electricity to supply high peak power demands by moving water between water reservoirs at different elevations. At times of low electrical demand, excess generation capacity is used to pump water back into the higher reservoir. When there is higher demand, water is released back into the lower reservoir through a turbine. Pumped-storage schemes currently provide the most…

Electric Power From Your Cotton Candy?

Our New Analysis Finds Energy Efficiency is the 3rd Largest Resource in the US Electric Power Sector

Have you ever described efficiency as an energy resource and gotten a quizzical look in return? We have, even though utility system planners have been using energy efficiency for decades to make sure that power for their customers is both reliable and affordable.

The Future of Building Management Systems

Building management systems help automate building functions and reduce costs. But, the future of BMS technology is the integration with the IoT.

Why blockchain solutions will drive the evolution of energy and electricity

The benefits of adopting blockchain technology are both understated and over-hyped.

Advantage of Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings

Energy efficient commercial buildings lower utility bills, improve occupancy rates, and increase rents and net operating income.